Shuttle Smith: A Bike Shuttle from Aptos to SDSF/Nisene

Dave Smith has been mountain biking for a long time and used to work in the construction industry. With the downturn in construction he started a new business to called “Shuttle Smith” which provides a service to shuttle riders from Aptos to Buzzard Lagoon road near the East entrance of Nisene Marks. Dave converted his cube van and can securely carry 9 bikes and riders.

The goal is to provide a way that riders can get to SDSF and upper Nisene Marks without driving. After a loop or two in SDSF then you can ride down the Nisene Marks fireroad back down to Aptos. Or you can ride over to Aptos to catch the shuttle and meet some friends at SDSF.

5 Responses to Shuttle Smith: A Bike Shuttle from Aptos to SDSF/Nisene

Beware that State Parks rangers are now randomly patrolling the West Ridge Trail in Nisene Marks. My buddy and his friend got tickets yesterday and were told that the rangers planned to make regular trips up the trail to the utility lines and back.

Sounds good until you think about what people are really going to do with this service. A shuttle service to the top of a State Park with no legal mountain bike trails above the valley floor is just not cool buddy. You are going to make a few bucks and potentially cause a lot of harm to the SC scene. Please find another way to generate income.

Shuttle smith is great. I ran it last weekend and I was completely legal!! I biked down the center fire road and it was a blast of downhill. Dave offers a great service and you can be legal on the fire road. I have done trail maintenance for years at the state parks and contribute to the repair and building trails, supervised by the Park Rangers, so go contribute!Keith

Shuttle smith is great. I ran it last weekend and I was completely legal!! I biked down the center fire road and it was a blast of downhill. Dave offers a great service and you can be legal on the fire road. I have done trail maintenance for years at the state parks and contribute to the repair and building trails, supervised by the Park Rangers, so go contribute!Keith